| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Harry Nolin takes the ball from Gene Cox | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Daniel Phillips is called for the reach on Emmett Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Michael Prather scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Glenn Shaffer | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail loses the dribble to Michael Prather | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Harry Nolin is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Shaffer | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Jesse Weekes steals the ball from James Keech | 31-35 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Shaffer - foul #1 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Michael Prather, Harry Nolin | |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Gene Cox is called for the reach on Glenn Shaffer - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (SG) Glenn Shaffer | |
| 16:33 | Alabama | James Keech lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 33-37 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Gene Cox knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Albert Griffing | 36-37 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Richard Carter is called for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG), George Greer (C) James Keech, Richard Carter, Emmett Smith | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 38-37 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Stephen Dail blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Lawrence Jones | 38-37 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is fouled on the floor by Glenn Shaffer - foul #2 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF) Martin Regner, Robert Cheek | |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Michael Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Dail | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Robert Lucus (SG), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Stephen Dail, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Richard Carter (SG) Lawrence Jones, Glenn Shaffer | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Matthew Larson steps in front of the Richard Carter pass | 38-37 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Greer | 39-37 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Robert Lucus is called for the reach on Harry Nolin - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | George Greer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Greer - foul #4 on George Greer, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin, George Greer | |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Emmett Smith gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | James Murphy blocks the short jumper by Emmett Smith | 39-37 |
| 11:46 | Alabama | James Keech hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Stephen Dail is called for the reach on James Keech - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 10:53 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Emmett Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Shaffer - foul #3 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Gene Cox, Stephen Dail, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Richard Carter (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF) James Keech, Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Robert Lucus picks off the pass by Emmett Smith | 43-39 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:43 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes jams it | 45-39 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Stephen Dail (SF) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG) Lawrence Jones, Richard Carter | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer grabs the board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-39 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Stephen Dail steps in front of the Harry Nolin pass | 47-39 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-39 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Michael Prather can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Harry Nolin tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Albert Griffing | 47-39 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Michael Prather, Harry Nolin, Emmett Smith | |
| 05:23 | Alabama | James Keech evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cheek and he's hacked by Gene Cox - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (SG) Glenn Shaffer | |
| 05:23 | Alabama | James Keech misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses short on a shot in the lane | 47-41 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | The short jumper by James Keech is denied by Daniel Phillips | 49-41 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | George Greer gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | James Keech is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on James Keech, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG) James Keech, Richard Carter | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | George Greer tips it home | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Matthew Larson, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF) Martin Regner, Robert Cheek | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Daniel Phillips steals it from Michael Prather | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Alabama | George Greer makes the driving attempt in the paint | 49-45 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), Daniel Phillips (C) Willie Jackson, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 51-45 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | George Greer lays it up and in and the foul's on Jesse Weekes - foul #2 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | George Greer makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | George Greer gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is hacked by Gene Cox - foul #5 on Gene Cox, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | George Greer is called for the reach on Jesse Weekes - foul #5 on George Greer, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Emmett Smith (C) George Greer | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Emmett Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Michael Prather drills a shot from the right wing set up by James Keech | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 55-54 |